AI models such as ChatGPT consume serious power. Experts break down where that energy goes, and what you can do to help.

We can create just about anything in a matter of seconds thanks to generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI). It's fun to ...

Does a ChatGPT prompt use a bottle of water? We break down all your AI energy and sustainability questions, complete with tips on how to use AI as responsibly as possible.

A growing body of research attempts to put a number on energy use and AI—even as the companies behind the most popular models keep their carbon emissions a secret.

People are often curious about how much energy a ChatGPT query uses; the average query uses about 0.34 watt-hours, about what an oven would use in a little over one second, or a high-efficiency ...

The company's platform shifts energy demand for AI, potentially reducing the strain on regional power suppliers and turning data centers into "grid allies." ...

Why does AI need so much energy? It takes a lot of computing power to make an AI chatbot and the systems they’re built on, such as Meta’s Llama.

AI systems require a lot of energy to function, but no one has exact numbers, especially not for individual chatbot queries. To address this, an engineer at Hugging Face built a tool to try to ...

Why does AI need so much energy? It takes a lot of computing power to make an AI chatbot and the systems they're built on, such as Meta's Llama.

What really happens after you hit “enter” on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it ...

Why does AI need so much energy? The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and large language models (LLMs) requires vast computing power, which means more data centers – and lots of them.

Why does AI need so much energy? It takes a lot of computing power to make an AI chatbot and the systems they're built on, such as Meta's Llama.